The Ink-Pot and the Palette

I agree that attitude and language make a huge difference, and that when weight loss is happening, it becomes a very easy and fun thing to do.

Dearly though I love the idea that a change in attitude or beliefs will engender a change in a physical condition, I could never really get my beliefs in alignment enough to make it work.

For me, the actual numbers--counting calories, the science of it--have turned out to be the bridge by which I can manifest the belief that I've changed. I'm finding that it clears the fog created by exposure to too many diet books and articles over too many years--including some "The Secret" type byways down which I wandered lost and bewildered for many years.

All that said, if anyone asked me whether I'm on a diet, I'd probably say no, not really. Because after all, this is essentially how I'll be eating for the rest of my life, and no good can come of ever thinking that it's temporary.